200,000 demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil's biggest cities on Monday in a swelling wave of protest tapping into widespread anger at poor public services and government corruption.

Ecuador says its embassy in London will continue to host Wikileaks founder Julian Assange who remains holed up there to avoid extradition to Sweden.

Day 1 of the G8 leaders' summit in Northern Ireland has exposed serious divisions over the Syrian crisis - particularly between Russia and the US.